Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Serenity


It lingers in the waters at the stillness of the dawn.
It stumbles with the awkward grace of an innocent fawn.
It glides the sky underneath the wings of a snow white dove.
It glimmers from the eyes of a young woman deep in love.
It's fragrance fills the air of a rose garden in the spring.
It is heard from the cathedral as the choir begins to sing.
It roams the hills with wild horses that have ventured afar.
Yet, it cannot be captured until you search inside your heart.

29 comments:

  1. beautifully written!!

    Serenity is such a bless!

    :)

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  2. Dear Carrie,
    Lovely. Serenity belongs to the heart. And the heart alone.

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  3. Carrie this is so lovely. Serenity of mind is pure bliss.

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  4. searching to capture it myself these days...but your words bring me a bit closer...nice one shot...

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  5. They say it's like the fountain of youth, the antidote to stress. And as surely as the chart were given you provide the way to find it. Well written. Thank you, Gay (@beachanny)

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  6. Well done! This moves beautifully.

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  7. Enjoyed how you define "it" through connecting with nature in different instances which are all "serene" and add to a meaning impossible to precisely define. Excellent One Shot! cheers

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  8. I love the examples you chose to use for "It."

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  9. Serenity....a peaceful word...you have so wonderfully displayed for us....bkm

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  10. brilliant... i need to shush and quiet and listen for serenity's song... thank you, dear carrie.

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  11. The beauty and simplicity of serenity - parfait!

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  12. What a perfect definition of serenity... yes, the serenity comes from within... the innerself... Liked it so much....

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya

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  13. Reading this poem is like watching the sun rise, and the moon surrounded by clouds. Nice one.

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  14. Thanks for this. As someone who is searching for my sanity right now this resonates intensely with me. Love and Light, Sender

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  15. it can not be captured - but you managed to capture it anyway…so beautiful

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  16. What a smile making picture and post. :)

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  17. I stumbled on 'awkward grace' until I got to 'innocent fawn' and then it made perfect sense. Nice One Shot!

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  18. oh how sweet and serene in fact these words of yours are. my dear Carrie...
    Great Piece-as always!
    :)

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  19. thus was serenity in itself...it just read so smoothly..thanks for sharing with one shot..cheers pete

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  20. lovely serenity. The words flow so nicely

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  21. Or is it that it can never be captured but only felt and held for breath taking moments.

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  22. An amazing poem..it really says it all!

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  23. Wonderfully put, Carrie, and so true!

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  24. Wow,you all have made me blush!...i wrote this poem many years ago...when i was going through a transitional time in my life...glad you liked it!
    :-)

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